Table 3.

Postoperative complications in matched cohorts of laparoscopic and open surgery

	LAP (n = 71)	OP (n = 71)	P
Postoperative mortality	0 (0)	0 (0)
Postoperative morbidity	16 (22.5)	29 (40.8)	0.019
Wound infection	5 (7.0)	9 (12.7)	0.260
Ileus	3 (4.2)	11 (15.5)	0.024
Urinary retention	9 (12.7)	9 (12.7)	1.000
Anastomosis leakage	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1.000
Intra‐abdominal bleeding	1 (1.4)	1 (1.4)	1.000
Pneumonia	1 (1.4)	0 (0.0)	1.000
Other complication	4 (5.6)	2 (2.8)	0.681

Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

LAP, laparoscopic surgery; OP, open surgery.